Tate will play today

Iowa post Cy Tate warmed up and will play today against Northwestern. Tate has been out since Jan. 8 with a severely sprained left ankle.

Follow Mike Hlas and myself during today’s Iowa-Northwestern men’s basketball game. Tip-off is 5 p.m., and we’ll crank up the live blog around 4:40 p.m. We’ll update you on Cyrus Tate’s status and crowd size now that Iowa has decided to sell tickets for $10 a pop for the last five games.